CPSLOgrad, you are right in that a conference has to have six members playing three team sports for each gender, unless if the conference sponsors football. The second team sport for each gender may use up to two affiliates towards the six school requirement.

The Horizon will still need one more school who plays baseball, as they only had five this season. The HL has until July 1, 2014 to come into compliance. This would seem to favor IPFW, as IUPUI does not play baseball. WIU or Chicago State would be poorer institutional fits, but would work here too. Assuming there are no further losses, the HL will have 8 for men's soccer, possibly 9 if there is an addition.